The successful candidate will join our experienced multidisciplinary team of skilled and highly motivated staff in our 24-bedded inpatient community ward. We deliver quality services for patients requiring generic rehabilitation for older persons, deliver frailty, subacute and discharge to assess pathways. This opportunity will allow you to experience a holistic view of community services and gain knowledge of the full range of health and social services available for patients, both within hospital environment and other services in the community that can help the patient stay in their preferred discharge destinations safely.
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust can provide you with a dynamic, people-centred environment, where you will be empowered to support patients with complex conditions, adopting a personalised approach to patient care that maximises independence, choice, and control, following our philosophy of enabling people to reach and maintain their optimum level of health and wellbeing.
An opportunity for leadership and clinical supervision is provided to all ward staff, enabling the maintenance of professional standards within NMC guidelines to provide a high standard of patient care. You will work alongside a multi-disciplinary team of Doctors, ANPs, Therapists, Nursing staff, Pharmacists, and support workers to provide high quality care to patients on our ward.
Main duties of the job
To promote and maintain a high standard of individualised care by actively contributing to the planning, delivery, and evaluation of care, ensuring that care plans are used effectively, adhered to, and updated as the patient's condition dictates.
To maintain a safe, welcoming environment for patients, relatives, visitors, and staff.
To demonstrate clinical decision-making skills, displaying evidence-based practice
To deliver patient care using a variety of clinical skills in line with competency framework.
To be actively involved in promoting self-care for patients and building health promotion into care as appropriate.
About us
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we're committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:
* Caring for and about you is our top priority
* Committed to providing good quality, safe services
* Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
* Flexible working options to support work-life balance
* 27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
* Excellent learning and career development opportunities
* 'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
* Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
* Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
* Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
* Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
* Free parking across Trust sites
Job responsibilities
The must haves for this role:
Registered Nurse /Adult Nurse Trained with up-to-date NMC registration
To work bank holidays/weekends or unsocial hours to meet the needs of the service.
Reasonable level of fitness required.
Good Communicational and Interpersonal Skills
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.
We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.
Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.
Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications /Training
* Registered Nurse
* Evidence of ongoing professional development
Continuous Professional Development
* Desire to undertake further training and self improvement to support patient experience
Previous Experience
* Community, Medical Nursing, Rehab & Palliative Care experience
* At least 1 years post qualifying experience
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
* Well developed written and verbal communication skills
* Able to demonstrate use of own initiative.
* Evidence of effective team working
* Able to demonstrate knowledge of public health and promotion of self care
* Teaching relatives and carers across all areas of care
* Ability to participate in standard setting and audit
* Ability to demonstrate organisational skills
* Ability to demonstrate and show evidence of effective clinical skills
* Ability to identify risks
* Ability to work autonomously
* Ability to manage distressed patients or relatives with terminal/palliative/ Dementia care needs.
* Ability to manage patients who have intravenous therapy and complex dressings
* Ability to identify risks and act accordingly with regard to safety of oneself, patients and others using the appropriate aids
* Experience of delivering undergraduate student supervision and clinical education to graduate standard in area of speciality
* To work bank holidays/weekends or unsocial hours to meet the needs of the service.
* Reasonable level of fitness required.
Additional Requirements
* Honest, trustworthy and reliable
* Ability to travel to multiple sites
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
£32,602 to £39,686 a yearper annum (incl of HCAS)
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